A rare original and early 1971 pressing of this must have for the Rolling Stones collector. Trade Mark of Quality is famous for being one of the earliest of the "Underground" record labels. This copy has the original orange matte finish jacket, the rubber stamp title, the original orange TRADE MARK OF QUALITY pig sticker, and the original 11 x 8-1/2" title slick. A true original in excellent condition. Info can be found on Bootlegpedia. NOTES:
-COVER: SLEEVE: 8 four small cnrbmps, one cvrcrs upprlftcrnr, faint bleed-through of ink from poly preservation bag STICKER: 10 MINT as issued SLICK: 9 glue residue Note - slick glued to sleeve probably after purchase
-DISC: VISUAL: 9 vvsl slv scfs dnap, minor cleaning fluid residue AUDIO: 9 minor surf noise (need cleaning)
- LABEL: S1- 9-1/2 vvsl spdlmk S2- 10 MINT as issued
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